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Visiting Researcher Program (VR 2017A)
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
Kobe, JapanCountry Presentation : Bhutan

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Presentation Outline
1. Introduction- Bhutan
2 Natural Hazards in Bhutan
2.
3. Recent Disaster Events
4. Disaster Management System in Bhutan
5. HFA and Bhutan
6. DRR in Bhutan
7 SFADRR in Bhutan
7.
8. Challenges
9. Way forward
10. Research plan
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About Bhutan: Location

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About Bhutan

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About Bhutan

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Natural Hazards in Bhutan

Bhutan is located in one of themost active seismic zones( Zones IV &V Indian
Classification)
Past earthquakes – September
2009/2011 and 2015 Jan.
Lives lost and major damage
too pproperty
ope y aandd infrastructure
as uc u e
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Natural Hazards in Bhutan

GLOFs: 25 lakes potentially
dangerous
2794 glacial lakes in Bhutan, 562
are associated with glaciers
GLOF flash flood hazards likely
to increase in intensity with theimpacts
pof climate change
gMajor GLOF incidences - 1957,
1960 1994
1960,1994, 2015
2015, 28 June.
June
Big threat to lives & livelihoodof people in valleys
alle s and lolow
lying river plains
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Natural Hazards in Bhutan

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Warehouse fire Aug 8 2017
-Mongar Town fire 16 Aug
2016-June 2012
Wangduephodrang Dzong
lost to fire-Chamkhar
Chamkhar town burnt downin Four consecutive fires
2010,0 0, 2011-Feb
0eb aandd May,ay,
Dec 30, 2016
-Forest fires in dry season

Natural Hazards in Bhutan
MajorjWindstorms:
2011, 2013,2015, 2016
and 2017
damagedthousands ofrural homeroofs, schools,healthfacilities andcrops.
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Natural Hazards in Bhutan
Bhutan experiences manyl d lid esp. dduringlandslides
i thethrainy season and due poorconstructiont ti practices.
ti

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Natural Hazards in Bhutan

Recurrent phenomena inBhutan
July 2016 Monsoon inSouthern Western andSouthern,WesternEastern Bhutan caused
loss: 4 lives,121houses
lives 121houses
and hundreds acres ofland washed away.
away
Highways washed away

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Natural Hazards in Bhutan

Avian flu and otherpandemic
Pests,
Damages to crops by
wild animals etc
Drought

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Disaster Management System in Bhutan

1. Disaster Management System
2. Legal System and Framework
3. Structure off DisasteriManagement andd DDM
Organogram
4. DM ini National,
i l LGG Levels-District,l i i Ci
City, SSub-districtb di iand Block level.

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Birth of Disaster Management Department

ReactionRti bbased.
d RReliefs
li f andd recovery were llooked
k d after
ft bby Ki
King’s’Welfare office (Visits affected area to provide reliefs and moral support).
VisionPromote a Safe and Happy Bhutan (GNH)
Mission-Awareness,
Awareness, Mitigation, Prevention- Pro-active and affective Disaster Management.
-Enhance and strengthen capacities of disaster management managers atall levels.

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Department of Disaster Management(DDM)
1.
2.
3.
4.

National Level Coordinating Agency in formulating policy and project
implementation.
Resident Coordinator international organizations
gduringg crisis
Capacity building for national and regional
National coordinator during any crisis and secretariat DM Management.

2013-2014

20.56

Yen 38 million

2014-201535.372

Yen 69 million

2015-201645

Yen 89 million

2016-201750

Yen 98 million

2017-2018

98 (NEOC)

Yen 195 million

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Structure of Disaster Management Institutions

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DDMOrganizationgChart

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Regulations and Policy Strategies on DM
1.
2.

Disaster Financing Guidelines 2017
Disaster Response and Coordination Process at the National andDzongkhag level
3. Disaster Risk Management Strategy
4. Disaster Management Rules and Regulation 2014
5. Disaster Management Act 2013
6. Disaster Management Planning and Contingency Guidelines
7. School Disaster Management Planning Guideline
8. Disaster Management Strategic Policy Framework
9. Guideline on Proper Construction Practices Non Engineered Buildings.
10. Environmental Management Framework For Bhutan : Improving
Resilience to Seismic Risk 2013

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Incident Command System at National Level

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Incident Command System at Dzongkhag Level

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Incident Command System at Thromde Level

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Incident Command System at Dungkhag Level

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Incident Command System at Geog Level

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Classification of DisasterThree Types
ypTypeyp I- Geogg or Cityy Level
Type II- Within the capacity ofaffected
ffd Dzongkhag.
DkhType IIIIII beyond available
resources and the copingp g capacityp yof the Dzongkhag concerned.
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Decision Making Chart

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Preparedness

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HFA and Bhutan
Use Knowledge, Innovation, Education to Build a
Culture of Safety and Resilience at all Levels
Capacity Development: Executive• Public Awareness and Education :Coordination Workshop Training.
Disaster Information to communities.

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Challenges

Increasing Risk
Absence of National, Dzongkhag and Thromde Operation
Centre (National Emergency Communication Network)
Lo institLow
institutionaltional and Technical Capacities at all lelevels
els
Insufficient mainstreaming of DRR: Inadequate capacity at
community/District/Sectoral/Ministrial level
Lack of multi-hazards
multi hazards risk profiles.
Lack of multi-sectoral coordination.
Resource constraints to carry out DM activities.

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Way Forwardii.

Hazard Zonation and Mapping for DM Planning.
Planning

ii.

Strengthening and expanding the existing Dzongkhag SAR Team.

iii Formation of Permanent SAR teams at Local Level; training and equipping
iii.
them.
iv. Setting up of backup communication facilitiesv.

Effective DM management and well informed communities on hazards.

vi. Proposal for delinking and upgrading Fire Service Division, RBP.
vii. DM units all Private and government offices.
viii. Building mapping in cities and towns.
ix. Training to Emergency Response Teams all levels.
x.

Mainstreaming DRR in Development Plans and Policies targeting all levels.

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Research plan
Title :Titl
Main Objective•••
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